Medieval and renaissance innkeepers would occasionally add a variety of unhealthy ingredients to their drinks to make them keep longer or hide unpleasant flavors. Lead or chemical salts were sometimes used for the purpose, particularly as a sweetener in low-quality wine. Go to Comment

Nicely done, a excellent sub section that can be plugged into any fantasy city description. I'm a little puzzled what you mean by lead-salted ale though; but over all it's a great red-light district that offer plenty of adventure opportunities.

I'll make a couple scroll subs for this later on when I have time, nicely done! Go to Comment

I was spewing forth maddened visions of titanic god-eggs filled with maddening power, where unnatural things grow bloated feasting upon half-dead god-flesh... and he weaved something comprehensible out of it! Otherwise, it would have been just ramblings.

I tried to step back a bit from the intrusive "Room One" through "Room Five" format. Despite this, it follows the format fairly closely: The only exception was where the victims are first found. I had originally planned to have one burst open in a shower of spiderlings, but decided against that.

As will be obvious to most, this was inspired by the Cthulhoid writings of H. P. Lovecraft and his various imitators, along with the ALIEN movies of Ridley Scott and John Cameron. I tried not to duplicate the films too closely, but even after reining myself in, there are obvious similarities. I can only hope that those reading this see this more as a homage than a ripoff. Go to Comment

Well written, and an evocative scene setting. Twisted
I'm a fan of the web-tunnel dungeon concept.
This one is not as easy to incorporate into anywhere, but there are openings for plots and plot arcs. Go to Comment

A band of pure platinum completely inscribed with stylized lightning. This ring enables its possessor to summon one or more Tempest Blades and provides some control over the beasts. The level of control is improved by altitude and the presence of inclement weather, and decreased by the number summoned and any ties the user has towards Earth magics.

A Tempest Blade will obey a single command once summoned, immediately taking wing upon completion.

Alternately, the wearer can choose to meld with the summoned 'Blade and request transport to some location. Once so melded and the location stated, the trip cannot be changed, nor cancelled, and the wearer is powerless to act unless they are in possession of mental abilites not requiring physical form. If the Tempest Blade is slain, the merged entity is also slain, their body dropping away from that of the slain blade, injured in the same places. Go to Comment

Tempest blades had their origins in a discussion with Shadoweagle, when he was contemplating the storm photographs that inspired his grim adventure, The Town Eater. I approached the picture in a different way, thinking of a creature that might dwell and prosper in a ferocious storm, riding the storm winds and dancing amid the lightning. Go to Comment